| Intro | American actor |
| Is |
Actor Film actor Television actor |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 12 September 1973, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.A. |
| Age: | 46 years |
| Star sign | Virgo |
Maximiliano Hernández (born September 12, 1973) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Agent Jasper Sitwell in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and FBI Agent Chris Amador in the first season of The Americans.
Early life
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Hernández began acting in high school. He briefly studied acting at the Leonard Davis Center for Performing Arts and worked as a stage actor before moving to Los Angeles, California.
Career
Early in his career, Hernández appeared in episodes of Law & Order, 24 and Numbers, as well as the film Hotel for Dogs. He had parts in the films Pride and Glory and Warrior, both from director Gavin O’Connor.
Hernández made brief appearances as the Marvel Comics character Jasper Sitwell in 2011’s Thor and 2012’s The Avengers, as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise. He reprised the role in the Marvel One-Shots short films The Consultant and Item 47, the first season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and the 2014 film Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
In 2013, he appeared in the premiere season of The Americans as Chris Amador, an FBI agent. The project reunited him with Gavin O’Connor, who directed the pilot. Hernández exited the series in the ninth episode. Andy Greenwald of Grantland described Hernández’s work in the series as “wonderful […] making a fringe character both memorable and strangely noble in his limited screen time.”
In 2015, Hernández portrayed a corrupt state policeman in the crime action-thriller Sicario.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Raw Nerve | Cross | |
| 2000 | The Yards | Bartender | |
| 2006 | Mentor | Club Rat | |
| 2008 | Pride and Glory | Carlos Bragon | |
| 2009 | Hotel for Dogs | Officer Mike | |
| 2011 | Thor | Agent Jasper Sitwell | |
| 2011 | Warrior | Colt Boyd | |
| 2011 | Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant | Agent Jasper Sitwell | Short film |
| 2012 | The Avengers | ||
| 2012 | Marvel One-Shot: Item 47 | Short film | |
| 2012 | NoiTroba | Victor | Short film |
| 2014 | Imperial Dreams | Det. Hernandez | |
| 2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Agent Jasper Sitwell | |
| 2015 | Sicario | Silvio |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Law & Order | Leo Ramos | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Law & Order | Victor Sabo | 1 episode |
| 2004 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Nunez | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Law & Order | Teofllo | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Officer Miguel Montez | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Conviction | Bernard Acosia | 1 episode |
| 2006 | The Nine | Carlos Vega | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Shark | Freddie Hopper | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Numbers | Rico | 1 episode |
| 2007 | K-Ville | Billy “K-9” Faust | 1 episode |
| 2009 | 24 | Donnie Fox | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Southland | Antonio | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Terriers | Ray | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | The Closer | Raymond Aguirre | 1 episode |
| 2011–2012 | Ringer | Detective Towers | 5 episodes |
| 2013 | The Americans | Chris Amador | 9 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Agent Jasper Sitwell | 3 episodes |
| 2014-2016 | The Last Ship | Chief Hospital Corpsman “Doc” Rios | Recurring Role |
| 2014 | The Walking Dead | Bob Lamson | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Hand of God | Toby Clay |